These Emotional Pictures Show How People Are Reacting To Kobe Bryant's Death

Crowds gather around the Staples Center in Los Angeles to mourn the death of Kobe Bryant, Jan. 26.

People join in mourning outside of the Staples Center, Jan. 26.

Fans write messages on the concrete across the street from Staples Center, Jan 26.

People join in mourning outside of the Staples Center, Jan. 26.

A man comforts his son at a memorial for Bryant near the Staples Center, Jan. 27.

Fans leave notes at a Bryant mural on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, Jan. 26.

Bryant fans grieve at a small memorial at the entrance of the Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks, California, Jan. 26.

Basketballs are left outside Bryant Gymnasium at Lower Merion High School, where Bryant formally attended school in Philadelphia, Jan. 27.

A fan writes a note at a memorial near the Staples Center, Jan. 26.

Los Angeles Lakers fans react to the death of Bryant outside of the Staples Center, Jan. 26.

New York City subway riders found a creative way to pay tribute to Bryant with a makeshift sign at the Bryant Park subway station, Jan. 27.

Bryant is honored with a sign in New York City's Times Square, Jan. 27.

A man lights a candle in front of a mural of Bryant in downtown Los Angeles, Jan. 26.

Mourners light candles in tribute to Kobe Bryant in Gurgaon, India, Jan. 27.

A sand sculpture by Indian artist Sudarsan Pattnaik is left at Puri beach, India, Jan. 27.

Flowers, jerseys, and pictures are left at the entrance of the Bryant Gymnasium at Lower Merion High School in Philadelphia, Jan. 27.

A mourner pays respect outside Bryant Gymnasium at Lower Merion High School in Philadelphia, Jan. 27.

A tribute for Bryant is written on the shoes of Houston Rockets guard Austin Rivers at the game against the Denver Nuggets, Jan. 26.

Bryant's jerseys are seen at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, Jan. 26.

A memorial for Bryant greets employees as they arrive to work at the Lakers practice facility in El Segundo, California, Jan. 27.

Flowers and tributes are left at a memorial at Staples Center, Jan. 26.

Darrin D Note Milton poses with his vehicle at a vigil in Los Angeles, Jan. 26.

Fans embrace each other at a vigil in Los Angeles, Jan. 26.

People at the UCLA Health Training Center sign messages on a memorial wall at the Lakers practice facility in El Segundo, California, Jan. 27.

Children look at a memorial wall for Bryant, near the House of Kobe gym built in honor of his 2016 visit to the Philippines, in Manila, Jan. 27.